College Football Stat Leaders
Share of defensive plays with source-provided havoc events.
Seasons Covered
2004-2025
Current Leader
Kennesaw State (16.6%)
Best Season
Kennesaw State 2021 (36.2%)
Scope
All Conferences
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Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.
Havoc rate is about disruption rather than pure prevention, using source-provided havoc events to track how often a defense creates snaps that push an offense off schedule. On this all-time average table, the visible range runs 16.6% to 13.7%, with Kennesaw State setting the pace.
Conference USA places 2 of the current top 5 teams, while Big 12 Conference owns the most recent yearly winner slot in the trend table.
The gap from No. 1 Kennesaw State to No. 5 Coastal Carolina is 2.9%, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
The yearly winning mark slipped from 23.5% in 2024 to 23.3% in 2025, a swing of 0.2%. Kennesaw State's best season reached 36.2% in 2021, compared with an all-time average of 16.6% across 7 seasons.
Top 25 rows for the current route scope.
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
| Season | Team | Conference at time | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech | Big 12 Conference | 23.3% |
| 2024 | Ole Miss | Southeastern Conference | 23.5% |
| 2023 | James Madison | Sun Belt Conference | 24.3% |
| 2022 | James Madison | Sun Belt Conference | 24.3% |
| 2021 | Kennesaw State | Big South Conference | 36.2% |
| 2020 | Clemson | Atlantic Coast Conference | 23.2% |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh | Atlantic Coast Conference | 28.2% |
| 2018 | Miami | Atlantic Coast Conference | 24.2% |
| 2017 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 24.3% |
| 2016 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 24.3% |
| 2015 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt Conference | 2.8% |
| 2014 | Liberty | Big South Conference | 3.1% |
| 2013 | App State | Southern Conference | 3.0% |
| 2012 | Oregon | Pac-12 Conference | 2.7% |
| 2011 | NC State | Atlantic Coast Conference | 3.2% |
| 2010 | Texas State | Southland Conference | 4.3% |
| 2009 | App State | Southern Conference | 3.3% |
| 2008 | Boston College | Atlantic Coast Conference | 3.0% |
| 2007 | Louisiana Tech | Western Athletic Conference | 3.6% |
| 2006 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt Conference | 15.4% |
| 2005 | Florida International | Sun Belt Conference | 17.2% |
| 2004 | Nevada | Western Athletic Conference | 21.4% |
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018 | 16.6% | 2021 (36.2%) |
| 2 | Delaware | 2025 | 15.8% | 2025 (15.8%) |
| 3 | Missouri State | 2025 | 15.0% | 2025 (15.0%) |
| 4 | UTSA | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 | 14.4% | 2024 (22.9%) |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2010, 2009 | 13.7% | 2019 (19.2%) |
| 6 | Georgia Southern | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2009 | 13.7% | 2019 (22.2%) |
| 7 | Charlotte | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 | 13.2% | 2019 (20.7%) |
| 8 | Old Dominion | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 | 12.8% | 2019 (21.6%) |
| 9 | James Madison | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009 | 12.2% | 2019 (27.9%) |
| 10 | Georgia State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 | 12.0% | 2020 (19.9%) |
| 11 | South Alabama | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 | 11.7% | 2019 (18.4%) |
| 12 | Liberty | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2007 | 11.6% | 2022 (20.3%) |
| 13 | Jacksonville State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2010, 2006 | 11.2% | 2016 (21.8%) |
| 14 | Clemson | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 10.8% | 2019 (25.3%) |
| 15 | App State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005 | 10.4% | 2021 (20.6%) |
| 16 | Alabama | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 10.0% | 2019 (23.2%) |
| 17 | Ohio State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 10.0% | 2019 (27.5%) |
| 18 | Miami | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 10.0% | 2019 (26.7%) |
| 19 | Western Michigan | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 9.8% | 2019 (22.2%) |
| 20 | Troy | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 9.8% | 2017 (23.2%) |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 9.7% | 2019 (28.2%) |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 9.7% | 2023 (22.6%) |
| 23 | Utah | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 9.7% | 2019 (23.3%) |
| 24 | Arkansas State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 9.7% | 2016 (21.9%) |
| 25 | Penn State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 9.7% | 2022 (23.6%) |
Kennesaw State ranks first in the all-time average table at 16.6%.
Kennesaw State holds the best average at 16.6% across 7 tracked seasons, which is the strongest sustained profile in this history view.
The leaderboard spans 2018-2025 for the top historical program and includes yearly winners for every available season in the filtered dataset.